Warshaw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER D. WARSAW, Case No.: 19cv1578 CAB (MDD)

Petitioner,

ORDER: (1) DENYING IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS APPLICATION AS

MOOT AND

PATRICK COVELLO, Warden,

Respondent. (2) DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

PREJUDICE AND WITH LEAVE TO

AMEND

17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS On August 23, 2019, Petitioner filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Petitioner then submitted the $5.00 filing fee on September 4, 2019. (ECF No. 3.) Because Petitioner has paid the filing fee, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis as moot. FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM ON FEDERAL HABEAS The Petition must be dismissed because, in accordance with Rule 4 of the rules governing § 2254 cases, Petitioner has failed to…